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I knew Chasing Amy would be on here, and I also knew I would greatly disagree with its placement. I love that movie. I also love The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, but I know I'm in the minority there.
Well, I love the Beatles so much it's like I'm British...?
I have no idea, haha.
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The first season is VERY rocky, but trust me, it gets much better from there.
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Luckily, the overall reviews have been very positive. It was a fucking great movie, in my top 50 for sure (the list I've got on here is way outdated).
The climactic sequence in the theater is absolutely mind-blowing.
Sorry. :-(
I just thought Hayden Christensen crumbled under the weight of the material, and was vastly outperformed by Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny, Hank Azaria, etc.
It's still in limited release here until this weekend, but luckily, a theater near me got it.
This is what I wrote about it elsewhere:
"This is a story of boy meets girl. But here's a warning upfront: This is not a love story." So begins (500) Days of Summer, a rejuvenation of the romantic comedy, which, true to its word, isn't so much a love story as it is a story about someone in love. Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is in love with Summer (Zooey Deschanel), but...Summer isn't in love with Tom. And here's a warning upfront: They don't stay together. The script by newcomers Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (who also wrote, um, The Pink Panther 2) hits all the right notes in depicting their relationship, from jubilation to despair. Their unconventional structure, which starts on day 288 of the romance and bounces around in non-linear fashion, is a big part of why the film is so unique and enchanting. There's a real exuberance in how they and director Marc Webb reinvent a genre, filled with all sorts of neat tricks, from a hilarious musical number to spoofs of Fellini and Bergman films. Yet none of the quirk gets in the way of the painfully honest emotion at the film's core, conveyed with sincerity by Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel. Though the movie has a lot of laughs, and a lot to smile about, it also brought up painful memories for me that only served to highlight how bittersweet it all is. It shows us how long 500 days are...and how short. This might be the best, and is certainly the most original, rom-com since that other bizarre ode to failed relationships, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
I honestly can't decide if I like this development or not.
On the one hand, I imagine that a lot of films that everyone usually says should get a nomination probably will. For example, if this rule had been in place last year, I'm positive that The Dark Knight and WALL-E would've gotten in.
On the other hand, this might just be overkill that diminishes the already questionable prestige the nominees will be granted.
In either case, there'll be more movies on my to-see list.
I still can't believe I got to meet her. It happened pretty much by accident. I was standing around at the Browncoats booth on the main floor and I noticed a line forming. I was like, "What's going on?" Then I see a sign that says, "Stand here for Felicia Day autographs!" I was gobsmacked and immediately jumped in line. I was like the third or fourth person back. It was crazy and awesome.
I was in the right place at the right time. For once in my life, haha.
Hmmmm. Below everything but Let It Be. It contains some of their best songs, but it doesn't really have the conceptual force of Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, The White Album, or Abbey Road. "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out," for example, despite being great songs, don't really sound of a piece with the rest of the album. They would've felt more at home on Vol. 1.
As far as compilations go, it's probably the strongest I've ever heard.
It's been a couple years since I've went through their entire discography, so I figured that was long overdue.
My favorite Beatles album, and favorite of all time, is definitely Revolver. But each one is so fantastic...
I have The Usual Suspects in my '94 list 'cuz that's what IMDb used to list it as, but I'll move it back here. Not a fan of that film, but I really want to see Leaving Las Vegas. Thanks for the recommendation.
Whoops, double post.
Hey, I'm here! We all survived!
Good job. ;-)